title: Predictors of adolescents' health-promoting behaviors guided by primary socialization theory.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of parents and peers on adolescents' health-promoting behaviors, framed by primary socialization theory.
  
  
  METHODS
  Longitudinal data collected annually from 1,081 rural youth (mean age = 17 ± 0.7; 43.5% males; 44% Hispanic) and once from their parents were analyzed using generalized linear models.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Parental monitoring and adolescent's religious commitment significantly predicted all health-promoting behaviors (nutrition, physical activity, safety, health practices awareness, and stress management). Other statistically significant predictors were parent's responsiveness and health-promoting behaviors. Peer influence predicted safety and stress management.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nurses may facilitate adolescents' development of health-promoting behaviors through family-focused interventions.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rew
authors.forename: Kristopher L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Arheart
authors.forename: Sanna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D010379:Peer Group; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012424:Rural Population; D012951:Socialization; D029181:Spirituality; D014481:United States
keywords: Adolescence; health behaviors; health promotion; parental monitoring; primary socialization; religiosity